Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announces that Kyle Benjamin will pilot the No. 18 NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) Toyota Camry for two races throughout the 2018 season.

Benjamin will run the Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 24th, and the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway on July 28th. PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant has been named the primary sponsor for Benjamin on the No. 18 Camry in Atlanta. He competed in five races for JGR during the 2017 NXS season. In his first season with JGR, he recorded poles at both Pocono Raceway and Kentucky Speedway. He recorded his best finish of second at Iowa Speedway. Benjamin's 1.6-place average starting position ranked as the best in the NXS among drivers with multiple starts.-ESPN

This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway. Elliott Sadler (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Daytona. Ryan Reed (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Daytona. Reddick leads the point standings by 9 points over Elliott Sadler. The Margin of Victory of 0.000 seconds in today's race is the closest MOV in NASCAR national series history. The previous record was held by the 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Colorado National Speedway with a MOV of 0.001.